
The Great American Bash (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on July 24, 2005, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown! program. The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero while the other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship. The event grossed over $375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000, and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys, the same amount as the following year's event. The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families.

as John "Bradshaw" Layfield

as Batista

as Rey Mysterio

as Eddy Guerrero

as Melina

as Torrie Wilson

as The Undertaker

as Muhammad Hassan

as Christian

as Booker T

as Super Crazy

as Psicosis

as Juventud Guerrera

as Big Stevie Cool

as The Blue Meanie

as Hollywood Nova

as Johnny Nitro

as Joey Mercury

as Road Warrior Animal

as Heidenreich

as Daivari

as Queen Sharmell (Valet)

as Candice Michelle (Special Guest Referee)